While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

When voting gets under way, on that altar will be a large chalice into which each cardinal in turn will place his ballot ...

A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders gathered in ...

A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...